Next Vouchers for Job Interview :cursing:

[markiesla]

A friend has been out of work for a little while and eventaully got an interview through the Job Centre for an office based post. As she got up to leave the member of staff reach her some Next vouchers and told her that was so she could buy a suit for the interview.

 

Now the friend in quesiotn has always worked in a office env and so have plenty of suits / office suitable clothing so instead bought a couple of pairs of jeans.

 

Does this make sense to be giving out clothing vouchers willy nilly when the country is almost crippled??

 

Does that make me sound unreasonable?

Edited February 17, 2011 by markiesla

[Steve Bullman]

this sounds almost unbelievable!!!

[tommer9]

It beggars belief!

[APC]

Surely the vouchers could be a bit more specific.

[Robert_S]

haha thats mental, i wonder if they would give you a voucher for a pile of bling,fur coat and a fancy hat if you said you had an interview as a rapper:biggrin:.

 

its no difference from when the pubs around here use to take milk vouchers (thats right the ones they got for babys milk) in payment for drink then the landlord would cash them in.

[wildwood-dwt]

So doers that mean that if we go for a job interview, they will buy us one of them new flash stihl out fits

[easy-lift guy]

Dear Mark: easy-lift guy here, I have never heard of such a thing in my life. This is one more example of something for nothing and sooner or later everyone pays. Free clothing vouchers are insane at the least. FYI I have never heard of such a thing here in the States as well.

Regards

easy-lift guy

[alex_m]

i know a couple of people who have been given an allowance to spend on interview clothes. they had been signing on for a few months. if it helps them get the job surely it's cheaper than continuing to give them £50 a week job seekers...

 

and re: the buying jeans instead comment, they had to get proof that they were suitable for interviews.

[gensetsteve]

Makes you wonder how many of those vouchers actually get handed out. Still there is some kama the women handing them out may have a good use for them soon as well.

[markiesla]

On the TV voucher score - it would appear that it is literally a voucher for a tv - so the voucher recipients go for mega tellies - 40" + with all the whistles and bells. Why else would there be so many houses with no furniture but a tv that I would only ever dream of owning.

 

As APC suggest the vouchers should be more speciifc say to a value of £100 in the case of the TV.

 

It really does begger belief